Table 2
Number and percentage of seniors with unmet needs for professional home care, by selected characteristics, household population aged 65 or older, Canada, 2009
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Characteristics | Total | Men | Women | |||||||||
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Number ('000) | % | 95% confidence interval | Number ('000) | % | 95% confidence interval | Number ('000) | % | 95% confidence interval | ||||
from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||||
Total | 180 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 52 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 128 | 5.3Note ‡ | 4.7 | 6.1 |
Age group (years) | ||||||||||||
65 to 74Note † | 77 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.9Note E: Use with caution | 1.3 | 2.8 | 55 | 4.4Note ‡ | 3.4 | 5.6 |
75 to 84 | 69 | 4.7Note * | 4.0 | 5.6 | 19 | 3.0Note E: Use with caution | 2.1 | 4.2 | 50 | 6.1Note *Note ‡ | 5.1 | 7.3 |
85 or older | 33 | 6.7Note * | 5.5 | 8.2 | 10 | 6.0Note *Note E: Use with caution | 3.8 | 9.3 | 22 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 8.7 |
Living arrangements | ||||||||||||
Alone | 80 | 6.2Note * | 5.5 | 7.1 | 19 | 5.6Note * | 4.3 | 7.4 | 60 | 6.5Note * | 5.6 | 7.5 |
With othersNote † | 100 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 32 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 68 | 4.6Note ‡ | 3.7 | 5.8 |
Main source of income | ||||||||||||
Social assistance/Old Age Security/ Guaranteed Income Supplement | 59 | 6.8Note * | 5.8 | 8.1 | 14 | 4.6Note *Note E: Use with caution | 3.0 | 7.1 | 45 | 8.0Note *Note ‡ | 6.7 | 9.6 |
OtherNote † | 105 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 32 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 72 | 4.4Note ‡ | 3.6 | 5.4 |
Personal care limitation | ||||||||||||
NoneNote † | 137 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 42 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 94 | 4.3Note ‡ | 3.6 | 5.1 |
Some | 37 | 15.5Note * | 12.6 | 18.9 | 8 | 9.6Note *Note E: Use with caution | 6.4 | 14.2 | 29 | 18.6Note *Note ‡ | 14.9 | 22.8 |
Severe | 6 | 19.7Note E: Use with caution | 12.5 | 29.6 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4 | 21.3Note E: Use with caution | 12.8 | 33.2 |
Mobility limitation | ||||||||||||
NoneNote † | 145 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 45 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 100 | 4.4Note ‡ | 3.7 | 5.2 |
Some | 29 | 19.8Note * | 15.5 | 24.9 | 4 | 10.4Note *Note E: Use with caution | 5.9 | 17.8 | 25 | 23.0Note *Note ‡ | 17.8 | 29.1 |
Severe | 5 | 29.2Note E: Use with caution | 18.3 | 43.1 | 2 | 42.6Note *Note E: Use with caution | 23.0 | 64.9 | 3 | 23.2Note *Note ‡ Note E: Use with caution | 11.8 | 40.5 |
Health Utility Index | ||||||||||||
No or mild disabilityNote † | 30 | 1.3Note E: Use with caution | 0.9 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.5Note E: Use with caution | 0.3 | 0.9 | 24 | 1.9Note ‡ Note E: Use with caution | 1.2 | 3.1 |
Moderate disability | 33 | 3.8Note *Note E: Use with caution | 2.9 | 5.1 | 9 | 2.4Note *Note E: Use with caution | 1.3 | 4.4 | 24 | 5.0Note *Note ‡ | 3.7 | 6.7 |
Severe disability | 108 | 10.4Note * | 9.2 | 11.8 | 35 | 8.2Note * | 6.3 | 10.4 | 74 | 12.0Note *Note ‡ | 10.4 | 13.9 |
Type of unmet needNote § | ||||||||||||
Medical | 25 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.5Note E: Use with caution | 0.3 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Personal | 53 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.8Note E: Use with caution | 0.6 | 1.2 | 37 | 1.5Note ‡ | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Housework | 122 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 31 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 91 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
Transportation | 36 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.6Note E: Use with caution | 0.4 | 1.1 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Meal | 35 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 13 | 0.7Note E: Use with caution | 0.4 | 1.1 | 22 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Appointment | 10 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 0.1 | 0.4 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Province | ||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 3.2Note E: Use with caution | 2.2 | 4.5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | 5.1Note ‡ Note E: Use with caution | 3.5 | 7.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 0.5 | 2.8Note *Note E: Use with caution | 1.8 | 4.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 0.4 | 3.6Note E: Use with caution | 2.1 | 6.1 |
Nova Scotia | 5 | 3.5Note E: Use with caution | 2.5 | 4.9 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4 | 5.1Note E: Use with caution | 3.6 | 7.2 |
New Brunswick | 4 | 3.4Note E: Use with caution | 2.3 | 4.9 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | 4.8Note E: Use with caution | 3.1 | 7.4 |
Quebec | 45 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 14 | 2.8Note E: Use with caution | 1.7 | 4.6 | 31 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.9 |
Ontario | 71 | 4.2Note E: Use with caution | 3.4 | 5.2 | 18 | 2.4Note E: Use with caution | 1.6 | 3.6 | 53 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 7.4 |
Manitoba | 7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 2 | 2.6Note E: Use with caution | 1.5 | 4.4 | 5 | 6.1Note E: Use with caution | 4.1 | 9.0 |
Saskatchewan | 4 | 3.0Note *Note E: Use with caution | 2.1 | 4.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | 4.1Note E: Use with caution | 2.8 | 6.2 |
Alberta | 13 | 3.6Note E: Use with caution | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4 | 2.6Note E: Use with caution | 1.3 | 4.9 | 9 | 4.5Note E: Use with caution | 3.0 | 6.7 |
British Columbia | 29 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 11 | 3.7Note E: Use with caution | 2.3 | 6.0 | 18 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 7.4 |
... not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference category; reference category for province is all other provinces. * significantly different from reference category (p<0.05) ‡ significantly different from men (p<0.05) § respondents could select more than one type Source: 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging. |
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